City Council members criticized the League of California Cities’ support over prop 1, raising concerns it would add more group homes to an already crowded – and controversial – market in the city.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
Orange County housing and homelessness, from what the state told each city to build to what it has actually permitted. Rent increases, evictions, affordable projects, shelters, anti-camping enforcement and the federal court orders shaping all of it.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Are Seal Beach Residents the Next in OC To Pay Higher Water Bills?
City leaders will allow residents and businesses until May to submit written complaints despite city staff urging to increase rates for improved infrastructure to offset increased costs.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
How Will California’s Prop. 1 Impact Orange County’s Mental Health Funding?
While not taking a formal stance on the ballot measure, a couple of elected county officials are speaking out against Prop. 1 and the impacts it will have on mental health funding in OC.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Costa Mesa Eyes Affordable Housing at Senior Center
Costa Mesa city council members are moving forward on a proposal that would see 60 affordable housing units for seniors to be built at the city’s senior center.
Posted inTop Stories
Fullerton Expands Rent Assistance For Seniors in Mobile Homes
The change comes after a local mobile home park owner announced he plans to lift age requirements to live in his park late last year after seniors pushed back on rent hikes for years.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Santana: A Quick Look at Orange County’s March Primary Election
OC voters could decide the political fate of two county supervisor seats in the upcoming March 5 election. They’ll also decide the majority of the county’s board of education in the primary.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will California’s Prop 1 Help Curb Homelessness or Cut Mental Health Programs?
Proponents say State Proposition 1 will help alleviate homelessness in California and convert motels into housing. Critics say it’s expensive and will cut funds for mental health programs.
Posted inTop Stories
CA Attorney General Enforces Housing Mandates on Orange County Cities
Both Fullerton and Huntington Beach are wrestling with state regulators over how affordable housing should be built in their cities.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County to Open New Emergency Shelters in Anaheim as Homeless Deaths Rise
Churches will be opening their doors in Anaheim for the homeless people this year as a new plan for a walk-in shelter as temperatures drop and more people die on the streets.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Orange County Gets Proactive on Homelessness: Will it be Enough?
Will a proactive approach to curb homelessness in Orange County be enough to prevent people from living and dying on the streets?
